Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. That means it's time to set your clock back an hour and gain an extra 60 minutes of sleep.

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the slight shift in time change may affect your health. There's an increase in heart attacks when daylight saving time kicks off in the spring, and a small decrease when it ends in the late fall.

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While gaining an extra hour of shut-eye is hardly problematic, it can still throw off your schedule. Here are a few tips for adjusting to the time change:

1. Stick to your night time routine

Prepare your body for sleep by relaxing before hitting the hay. Power off your television, computer and phone, which emit sleep-disrupting blue light. Dim the lights and set your thermostat to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, the best snooze-friendly temperature.

When it's bedtime, make sure your room is dark. If you live in a well-lit neighborhood, light-blocking curtains are worthwhile investments.

Sunlight helps regulate your body's internal clock. In the morning, natural light tells your brain that it's time to wake up, and it also helps you sleep more soundly at night.

Research shows that people who are deprived of sunlight for long periods of time experience major disruptions in their sleep, temperature and hormone cycles. This can lead to depression, anxiety and weight gain.